Saskatchewan

Mining companies betting on autonomous technology to make dangerous jobs safer

Forget about the canary in the coal mine - experts say the day is coming when there won't even be a need for a human.The global mining industry has come a long way since the days when coal-blackened m...

Jun 25, 2023

Summer pests return to Saskatchewan

Cankerworms are slithering their way back up trees, but what can people do to prevent that?According to the owner and manager of Dutch Growers, Rick Van Duyvendyk, there's a certain product that will ...

Jun 24, 2023

Tourism Saskatchewan looking to change northern lights from niche market to popular attraction

The province is hoping to entice more people to visit by promoting opportunities to see the aurora borealis.More commonly known as the northern lights, Tourism Saskatchewan considers it a niche market...

Jun 23, 2023

Yang leads Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open after day one

Gunn Yang from South Korea sat alone at the top of the Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open after round one on Thursday.The 2014 US Amateur Champion carded a 7-under (63) in his first tournament with PGA Tour ...

Jun 23, 2023

Privacy breached for thousands after immigration software update

Information on thousands of applicants and clients of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) was released in a privacy breach earlier this year.According to the Ministry of Immigration and ...

Jun 23, 2023

Northern Sask. students among 100 trade scholarship winners

Roughly 100 apprentice and trade scholarships are being given to Saskatchewan students including several from north central and northern Saskatchewan.The scholarships are awarded annually to graduatin...

Jun 23, 2023

Planned Parenthood suspended from school presentations by Ministry of Education

A set of what appears to be explicit alphabet cards left in a high school classroom has Planned Parenthood in hot water with some parents, and now with the provincial government as well.Education Mini...

Jun 23, 2023

Northern highways benefit from this year’s provincial paving work

Pavement sealing work is underway in the province and it includes hundreds of kilometres of road in northern Saskatchewan.On Thursday, the Ministry of Highways said about $25 million of the $776 milli...

Jun 22, 2023

The search for the owner of a Canadian Indigenous jacket in the U.K. continues

How did a 19th-century Indigenous jacket from western Canada end up at a shop in South Yorkshire, England?That shop is still looking for the answer, more than eight months after it was found, and they...

Jun 22, 2023

Sask. couple donates $1 million to JPCHF for youth mental health initiatives

A couple from Saskatoon made a very generous donation to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) on Thursday, gifting the organization $1 million in support of provincial child and you...

Jun 22, 2023